When does parameter drift decrease the uncertainty in extinction risk estimates?

Ecology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1039-1045

  Ellner, Stephen P ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

1 f noise; Extinction risk; Parameter drift; Pink noise; Population viability analysis (PVA); Reddened spectra; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RISK; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0347447288     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00538.x     Document Type: Review

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